lentils

Nothing says ‘home cooked food' like lentils. Just to be able to come home and heat up a previously cooked meal of lentil soup and perhaps some soaked brown rice is very nourishing. Speaking of nourishing, this recipe from Nourishing Traditions is a basic recipe but has the surprising addition of lemon juice or whey, which keeps the lentils from darkening (oxidizing) in the fridge.

“Yes?” Kim said, not alarmed at all because screaming is a normal occurence.

“There are worms all over the lentils! Arrrrrrgghhhrr!!”

Well of course I had to look. And lo and behold, every single one of the lentils in various bowls on my counter each had a little white tail. My lentils had sprouted. This was surprising to me because I was not attempting to sprout the lentils. I had just left soaked, drained and rinsed lentils on the counter all day. I guess sprouting is all about procrastination? I could get into this!

My girls LOVE teriyaki. Anything teriyaki flavored is high up in their book. I had never heard of teriyaki lentils but really wanted to make it work so that I'd have another type of lunch I could put in their thermos. So I made up this recipe just for the girls, and it worked! They love it! I put about 3/4 to 1 cup of this stew in their thermos with 3/4 cup of the soaked brown rice. The lentils are a bit strong to eat by themselves, so they go perfect with the rice.